Grammar is a fundamental component to understanding the ins and outs of the English language. However, it is also made needlessly confusing by excessively advanced labelling. So today, we’re going to go over some grammar terminology and discuss what they actually mean. Articles (Definite and Indefinite) Articles are simple. The indefinite articles are “a/an” and …
There is no great mystique about an “academic writing style”. The most important thing is to keep your writing clear and concise and make sure that you get your ideas over in a comprehensible form. It is a clear expression of these ideas that will impress your reader, not a string of long, inappropriate words …
Characteristics of Academic Writing – By S. Hemachandran Read More »
Whether it’s in the workplace, on vacation or for everyday life, most people who learn English do so to speak with someone from another cultural background. Think about it – if you just wanted to speak with people from the same cultural background, there would be no reason to learn English! So, does learning English …
Breaking Cultural Diversity Barriers With ENGLISH – By Jill Lee Read More »
If you’ve ever studied any language, chances are you’ll hit a point where something that makes sense to you, and is technically correct, is still somehow inherently wrong to native speakers. A great example of this is when using certain adjective-noun combinations just sound wrong – for example Share Market as opposed to Stock Market. …
Our educational system has come under heavy fire because it doesn’t appear to have been improved upon or even adjusted to changing circumstances. One of the themes that has come up frequently in these debates is the concept of creativity. Can different people have different definitions of creativity? What can we do to help our …
Does Our Education System Kill Creativity? – By Emily Chen Read More »
There is no great mystique about an “academic writing style”. The most important thing is to keep your writing clear and concise and make sure that you get your ideas over in a comprehensible form. It is a clear expression of these ideas that will impress your reader, not a string of long, inappropriate words …
Characteristics of Academic Writing – By S. Hemachandran Read More »
Whether it’s in the workplace, on vacation or for everyday life, most people who learn English do so to speak with someone from another cultural background. Think about it – if you just wanted to speak with people from the same cultural background, there would be no reason to learn English! So, does learning English …
Breaking Cultural Diversity Barriers With ENGLISH Read More »
In the English language, words can be considered as the smallest elements that have distinctive meanings. In traditional grammar, a part of speech is a category of words (or, more generally, of lexical items) that have similar grammatical properties. Words that are assigned to the same part of speech generally display similar syntactic behaviour as …
If I had to be frank, writing is one of the easier components of English to learn – and is widely supportive to developing competencies in the other components. Writing facilitates vocabulary development, grammar practice, and application of phrases. Of course, I may be biased – I always learn best writing things down, so the …
There is nothing quite like learning a second language. Or even a third or a fourth. The level of freedom it provides when interacting with people from other cultures, tearing down barriers of communication and facilitating friendships, trade, and understanding is a beautiful thing. However, if you’ve ever had to learn a second language (or …
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